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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Morcellator Gets FDA’s Toughest Warning
Nov-28-14 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given laparoscopic power morcellators the strongest warning possible, requiring the morcellators to have a black box warning concerning the risk of using power morcellators. The agency warned that most women should not undergo laparoscopic power morcellation hysterectomy because of the risk o... - Companies Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos
Nov-28-14 Seattle, WA Two companies face almost $380,000 in fines for allegedly exposing employees to asbestos , putting them at risk of asbestosis and other diseases linked to asbestos. The fines are related to the demolition of an apartment building in Seattle, during which time employees were exposed to asbestos and asbestos was reportedly not properly dispose... - Risperdal Lawsuits Grow in Kind with Male Breasts and Gynecomastia
Nov-28-14 Philadelphia, PA It was a year ago, in November 2013, that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice with regard to the alleged off-label marketing of Risperdal to elderly patients with dementia, together with certain pediatric uses outside the boun... - Students Charge Donald Trump with Racketeering in “University” Scheme
Nov-27-14 Two class action racketeering lawsuits and a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General have been filed against Donald Trump for swindling student-victims out of upwards of $35,000 each through their enrollment in his fictitious institution, Trump University. The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entreprene... - Stryker Rejuvenate Neck Hip Stems Claim—Money Available
Nov-27-14 Tampa, FL All patients implanted with Stryker Rejuvenate and/or ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems qualify for cash payments from the court-administered settlement fund. Attorney Ben Stewart, from the Stewart Law Group based in Tampa, Florida, says, “We know there are many people out there that should be benefiting from the settlement fund and have no... - Zyprexa Lawsuits
Nov-26-14 New York, NY It’s been almost eight years since Eli Lilly agreed to settle more than 18,000 Zyprexa lawsuits alleging patients developed diabetes and other health problems after taking Zyprexa. Those lawsuits alleged patients developed serious Zyprexa side effects as a result of taking the antipsychotic medication, and claimed Eli Lilly failed to... - Stryker Hip Recall Mediation Could Be a Sign of Settlements to Come
Nov-26-14 Kalamazoo, MI The recent mediated settlement in the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall will see a base payment of $300,000 made to plaintiffs who required revision surgery for a failed Rejuvenate or ABG II hip prior to November 3, and double that if revision surgery was required for both hips. Meanwhile, the mediated settlement of... - Better Off before Zimmer NexGen Knee
Nov-25-14 Atlanta, GA Albert’s mother had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement six years ago and she has been suffering with Zimmer knee replacement problems ever since. “Mom said she was better off before having this NexGen knee,” says Albert. His mother had also been complaining to her orthopedic surgeon and family doctor since her surgery, bu... - Are Opinions Changing Over the Potential for Lexapro Birth Defects?
Nov-25-14 Newark, NJ It will soon be a year since Michigan resident Chandra Shuck launched her Lexapro birth defects lawsuit against Forest Laboratories Inc. (Forest) and H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck). It’s been a lot longer since Shuck held her infant daughter in her arms. The little girl died in the third week of April 2005 after enduring four open heart su... - $8.45 Million Awarded for Resuscitation Delay Causing Infant’s Cerebral Palsy
Nov-25-14 A Georgia jury delivered a verdict of $8.45 million against a hospital where the staff deviated from an appropriate standard of care by failing to seek the help of an on-call obstetrician and emergency resuscitation team, resulting in severe brain injuries including cerebral palsy to an infant during his birth. Jakob Medley was born in Gainesville, GA... - FDA Issues Black Box Warning for Laparascopic Power Morecellators
Nov-24-14 Los Angeles, CA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a black box warning against using laparoscopic power morcellators in the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) or fibroids (myomectomy) in the vast majority of women. In their statement, the agency explains that it has put the recommendation into immediate effect, and is also recommen... - NLRB Decision on FedEx Home Delivery Drivers Could Be Far-Reaching
Nov-24-14 Hartford, CT It’s one thing when a small business operator decides to opt for cost savings on the backs of his or her employees by misclassifying them as independent contractors and thus, robbing them of any opportunity for overtime pay . It’s quite another when a major employer with global reach allegedly attempts the same thing. In a re... - Home Warranty Insurance and the Manufactured Home
Nov-23-14 Washington, DC It’s an extended warranty question that was bound to come up sometime and begs to be asked: when we have a conversation about home warranty insurance, where are the jurisdictional parameters when it comes to manufactured homes? Not mobile homes or trailers per se, but large buildings complete with front porches and the like. Unl... - Emergency Room Overcharges Attorney: Overcharging Uninsured “Almost a National Scandal”
Nov-23-14 Los Angeles, CA People who are uninsured and seek medical attention are often charged far more than they should be for the hospital’s emergency room services . Hospital emergency room charges are not disclosed prior to the patient obtaining care, meaning the uninsured patient has no way of knowing what his or her charges will be. Attorney Barry Kr... - Xarelto Bleedout Lawsuits Seek MDL Status, Hearing Slated for December
Nov-22-14 New York, NY Any good plumber will tell you that before you start working on the kitchen taps, you shut off either the secondary water supply or the main valve. That’s because if the spigot or pipe you are working on experiences a breach, there is no other way to turn off the flow. This, in generalized terms, is the basis for the typical Xarelto Laws... - Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Positive for Plaintiffs
Nov-21-14 Houston, TX For the first time in a federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit, plaintiffs were awarded compensatory damages. Attorneys believe this verdict paves the way for more than 60,000 TVM cases pending with mesh manufacturers. Earlier this month, jurors awarded four women $11 million in their transvaginal mesh lawsuits against Boston Scientific. (The... - More Damning Revelations in the GM Faulty Ignition Switch Controversy
Nov-21-14 Detroit, MI In what can only be described as a damning revelation, one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers at the center of an ignition switch controversy is alleged to have quietly ordered a massive quantity of ignition switch parts without submitting filings to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The order, total... - Fosamax and Femur Fractures
Nov-20-14 Fort Lee, NJ In a recent Running & FitNews article, an athlete said she suffered several stress fractures in her tibia. She can’t understand how this could happen and neither can a number of specialists. She is also taking Fosamax to help prevent osteoporosis, a drug that may cause femur fractures, along with other bone injuries. The... - Study Finds Benefit to Vytorin, but Is It Credible?
Nov-20-14 Chicago, IL A study released today suggests that Vytorin , a drug that combines Zetia and Zocor, is more effective than Zetia alone at preventing heart attack and other heart-related health problems. The study is good news for Merck, who has been under fire for its handling of Vytorin. But other previous studies gave conflicting results regarding Vytori... - Unpaid Overtime Compensation: Can a Domestic Employer Afford to Pay?
Nov-20-14 Sacramento, CA The overtime pay laws that changed for domestic and home care workers in the state of California in January 2014 are about to be bolstered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A year after California moved to guarantee home care and domestic workers the same rights as other employees when it comes to overtime pay and working hours, th...